Local contests to be decided today

Tuesday

Nov 5, 2013 at 12:01 AM

It is Election Day in Virginia, when the races for governor and five local contested seats will be decided.Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.Two of the five contested local elections are taking place in Hopewell. Three candidates are seeking to r

It is Election Day in Virginia, when the races for governor and five local contested seats will be decided.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Two of the five contested local elections are taking place in Hopewell. Three candidates are seeking to replace retiring Sheriff Greg Anderson. Two Hopewell police officers, John Hunter and Cathie Mitchell, and Luther Sodat, a lieutenant in the Hopewell Sheriff's Office, are all vying for the seat. Challenger David Cloninger is seeking to replace incumbent Richard Newman in the race for Hopewell commonwealth's attorney.

In Colonial Heights, retiring Commissioner of the Revenue Marjorie DeDanko will be replaced by one of three candidates: Gayle Braswell, William "Bill" Feasenmyer or Tammy Ferguson.

Democratic incumbent Roslyn Tyler faces Republican challenger Al Peschke for a second time for the 75th House district in the state House of Delegates, which includes a portion of Dinwiddie County.

School Board member Kevin Foster is campaigning to keep his District 2 seat against former Prince George school employee Melissa Riddick in an irregular election in Prince George. The resignation of a Prince George School Board member in 2012 opened up the seat in this election cycle.

In Chesterfield, voters will decide whether to approve a major bond package and a new meals tax that would pay for the debt. The money would go toward replacing Enon and Matoaca elementary schools, revitalizing Ettrick Elementary and funding a new emergency communications system. The 2-percent meals tax would apply to restaurants and prepared foods at convenience or grocery stores.

For the statewide ticket, Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli faces off against Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the bid for governor. Democrat Ralph Northam is up against Republican E.W. Jackson for lieutenant governor, while Democrat Mark Herring and Republican Mark Obenshain are both running for attorney general.

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